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Girl, 3, dies after fire caused by hoverboard

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A three-year-old girl has died after a hoverboard caused a house to go up in flames Friday night in Harrisburg.

Ashanti Hughes was pronounced dead just after 11:30 Saturday morning, the Lehigh Valley coroner’s office said in a news release.

Two other children and a firefighter are all still in critical condition following Friday night’s blaze in the 2500 block of Lexington Street.

Harrisburg Fire Chief Brian Enterline said at a press conference Saturday that the fire ignited from a hoverboard that was recharging.

The children injured were airlifted to Lehigh Valley Medical Center.

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